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[Pugitive Slave Cases ]
The Life k Public Services of Salmon Portland Chase^.^. Senator k ^ov. of Ohio, Sec*y. of the Treasury, k Chief-Justice of the U,i:>. by J^ *». Schuckers.
^, Y.; L-Appleton & Co.,^_1874_.
Matilda Case
[p.41] In March, 1837, he [Chase 0 was called upon, by some anti-slavery man, to engage his legel aid in behalf
of an alleged fugitive slave. j
I /
xxx /^;„ "¦ . j /
Matilda x x had been a slave in Virginia, whose master had removed from that State to Migsouri, taking his slaves with him. On arrival at Cincinnati x x Mtjttitdjkj went on shore, k was concealed by some colored people, until she found employment as a servant in the family of James G. ^irney; xxx (Owner went on to Missouri, but left agents x x ^he was [p.42] discovered one morn¬ ing at Mr. ^irney's gate, k se.ized) (Mr. ^irney held that brought to steamboat-landing with full consent of her master she was free k Mr. Chase readily engaged to do what he could, x x His first step was to procure writ
of habeas corpus k based on claim above iBlvnej) • Aup^^. Sympathies of both court and people against thlsS k ^ ^^aty^da was rem slavery.
Chase s argument was printed k largely circulated,& more or less contributed to turn public attention to the slave-question.
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[Pugitive Slave Cases ]
The Life k Public Services of Salmon Portland Chase^.^. Senator k ^ov. of Ohio, Sec*y. of the Treasury, k Chief-Justice of the U,i:>. by J^ *». Schuckers.
^, Y.; L-Appleton & Co.,^_1874_.
Matilda Case
[p.41] In March, 1837, he [Chase 0 was called upon, by some anti-slavery man, to engage his legel aid in behalf
of an alleged fugitive slave. j
I /
xxx /^;„ "¦ . j /
Matilda x x had been a slave in Virginia, whose master had removed from that State to Migsouri, taking his slaves with him. On arrival at Cincinnati x x Mtjttitdjkj went on shore, k was concealed by some colored people, until she found employment as a servant in the family of James G. ^irney; xxx (Owner went on to Missouri, but left agents x x ^he was [p.42] discovered one morn¬ ing at Mr. ^irney's gate, k se.ized) (Mr. ^irney held that brought to steamboat-landing with full consent of her master she was free k Mr. Chase readily engaged to do what he could, x x His first step was to procure writ
of habeas corpus k based on claim above iBlvnej) • Aup^^. Sympathies of both court and people against thlsS k ^ ^^aty^da was rem slavery.
Chase s argument was printed k largely circulated,& more or less contributed to turn public attention to the slave-question.
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y^^